Decision details

Approve the Statement of Accounts as attached in Appendix 1 for Somerset County Council for 2022/23, or delegates approval for the accounts to the Executive Director of Resources and Corporate Services in conjunction with the Chair or Vice-Chair, once any outstanding matters have been resolved.

Approve the updated Annual Governance Statement as included within the Statement of Accounts.

Notes the matters raised and findings in Grant Thornton’s Audit Findings Report in Appendix 2.

Approve the signing of the letter of representation on behalf of the Council and Somerset Pension Fund, as per Appendix 3 and 4.

Notes the position of the External Auditors assessment of the Authority’s Value for Money (VFM) judgment.

Reasons for recommendations

As advised in the summary this is a statutory requirement to publish the audited Statement of Accounts.

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